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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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